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0. HOOD, Jr.

Car Coupling.

Patented July 17, 1860. v

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OTIS HOOD, JR., OF TURNER, MAINE, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, AND H. G. LEBARON, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

COUPLING FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 29,219, dated July 17, 1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTIS H001), Jr., of Turner, in the county ofAndroscoggin, in the State of Maine, have invented a new and usefulImproved Coupling for Railway-Carriages; and I do hereby declare thatthe same is fully described and represented in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 denotes atop View of the said coupling as applied to the bunters of two separatecarriages. Fig. 2, a side elevation of it, and Fig. 3, a longitudinalsection of it under such circumstances.

In such drawings, A and B exhibit the two hunters, each being furnishedwith a link socket a. From one of them a connection link D extends, itbeing held therein by a pin 6, extending downward through the bunter.There is hinged to the said bunter, a shackle pin supporter or frame E,and in such manner as to be capable of being moved up and down in avertical plane. This sup porter E, carries a shackle pin F, whichprojects downward from a cross bar 0, carried by said frame E, andresting on a spring (Z, arranged therein as shown in the drawings.Furthermore, the other bunter is furnished with an elevator Gr,consisting of two inclined surfaces or cams c, 0, projecting upward fromthe mouth of its link chamber and arranged with a passage f, betweenthem. Each of these cams terminates in a vertical or nearly verticalshoulder 9, and directly in rear of them, the bunter is provided with avertical passage H to receive the coupling pin F. The shackle pinsupporter E, may be constructed with an opening z', in order that afterthe cross bar 6, may pass beyond the shoulders before mentioned and soas to carry the shackle pin F, directly over the hole, H, such frame E,and pin F, may simultaneously drop downward so as to cause the pin topass through to the hole H, and link D. In order to unshackle the twocars it will only be necessary to raise the link supporter above theelevator or cams far enough to lift the shackle pin out of the hole, H,in which case a subsequent backward draft of either will separate thetwo cars.

From the above, it will be seen that in order to either shackle orunshackle the two cars, it will not be necessary for a person to gobetween their two platforms, the whole being accomplished from one ofthem; and furthermore should either the shackle pin or link break theshackle pin supporter F and the shoulders of the elevator will serve tomaintain the cars in connection. Thus by my invention I not only avoidthe danger of injury which is liable to result to a person while goingbetween the platforms of cars for the purpose of shackling themtogether, but maintain the connection of the two cars in case ofbreakage of either the link or the shackle pin. During the approach ofthe two cars for the purpose of being connected, the link will enter andpass into the chamber of the opposite bunter, the shackle pin supporterbeing forced against the elevator and raised by the same as specified.

I claim My improved railway carriage coupling having its separate partsconstructed and arranged in relation to each other and so as to operatetogether substantially as shown and described.

OTIS HOOD, JR. IVitnesses:

SUsAN BARBOWS, H. L. I-Inssnv.

